Böcker i Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance-serien

This Companion is for undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars, and theatre makers as well as general readers interested in the relationship between theatre and science. It covers topics such as climate change drama, theatre technology, animal studies, and performance and cognition, as well as many periods of theatre history.

This Companion is for undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars, and theatre makers as well as general readers interested in the relationship between theatre and science. It covers topics such as climate change drama, theatre technology, animal studies, and performance and cognition, as well as many periods of theatre history.

Presents an up-to-date, contextualized account of the global reach and impact of the 'festivalization' of culture. It analyses festivals as sites of intercultural negotiation and exchange and reveals their role in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Arab world, Europe and the Americas.

Provides an overview and analysis of practices of American theatre since the end of the World War II, tracing major shifts in Broadway and off-Broadway theatres, the emergence of key theatre movements and the regional theatre, and the growing influence of popular entertainments and digital technologies.

Provides an overview and analysis of practices of American theatre since the end of the World War II, tracing major shifts in Broadway and off-Broadway theatres, the emergence of key theatre movements and the regional theatre, and the growing influence of popular entertainments and digital technologies.

An authoritative introduction to the specialised histories of the modern circus, its unique aesthetics, and its contemporary manifestations and scholarship, from its origins in commercial equestrian performance, to contemporary inflections of circus arts in major international festivals, educational environments, and social justice settings.

An authoritative introduction to the specialised histories of the modern circus, its unique aesthetics, and its contemporary manifestations and scholarship, from its origins in commercial equestrian performance, to contemporary inflections of circus arts in major international festivals, educational environments, and social justice settings.